Thursday

23 April 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

Taylor Swift fans accuse singer of using AI in her Google scavenger hunt videos

Taylor Swift fans accuse singer of using AI in her Google scavenger hunt videos

For the release of her twelfth album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” Taylor Swift sent fans on an online scavenger…
OpenAI Wants ChatGPT to Be Your Future Operating System

OpenAI Wants ChatGPT to Be Your Future Operating System

OpenAI didn’t share details around any revenue-share agreements with Canva, Zillow, Spotify, and the other apps it highlighted today. The…
Microsoft buys another 100 MW of solar, this time in Japan

Microsoft buys another 100 MW of solar, this time in Japan

Microsoft is buying 100 megawatts of solar capacity from Japanese developer Shizen Energy, the latest in a string of renewable…
MrBeast says AI could threaten creators’ livelihoods, calling it ‘scary times’ for the industry

MrBeast says AI could threaten creators’ livelihoods, calling it ‘scary times’ for the industry

Top YouTube creator MrBeast is worried about AI’s impact on creators’ livelihoods, despite having dabbled with using the technology himself.…
Instagram introduces new ‘Ring’ award for top creators

Instagram introduces new ‘Ring’ award for top creators

Instagram announced on Monday that it’s launching an awards program, with 25 creators set to receive a gold ring next…
OpenAI launches AgentKit to help developers build and ship AI agents 

OpenAI launches AgentKit to help developers build and ship AI agents 

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Monday announced the launch of AgentKit, a toolkit for building and deploying AI agents, at the firm’s Dev…
Meta Llama: Everything you need to know about the open generative AI model

Meta Llama: Everything you need to know about the open generative AI model

Like every Big Tech company these days, Meta has its own flagship generative AI model, called Llama. Llama is somewhat unique among…
WIRED Roundup: The New Fake World of OpenAI’s Social Video App

WIRED Roundup: The New Fake World of OpenAI’s Social Video App

Manisha Krishnan: Yeah, this season has … I mean, this is the first time I’ve watched in 15 years. But…
Okosix will show its biodegradable plastic at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Okosix will show its biodegradable plastic at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Healthcare is awash in single-use plastics. In U.S. healthcare facilities alone, more than 2,800 tons of plastic packaging and products…
A 19-year-old nabs backing from Google execs for his AI memory startup, Supermemory

A 19-year-old nabs backing from Google execs for his AI memory startup, Supermemory

Context windows of AI models, which indicate the ability of a model to “remember” information, have increased over time. However,…